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joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ♪ show off to the world. ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. new details about a deadly shooting in the south bay that killed one woman, injured a man and caused a standoff with police that lasted for hours. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan arslan and i'm ama daetz. >> it all started just after 6:00 last night in san jose, and it marks the city's third homicide in just a three day span.
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>> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes talked with police and has the latest on the investigation. >> a frightening memorial day for neighbors on this stretch of north 20th street in san jose. >> something we just don't ever see here. it's straight out of the movies. >> san jose police say they were called to the scene just after 6 p.m. monday. neighbors reported hearing several gunshots. edwin rodriguez thought it was fireworks. >> the holiday. you know, people were celebrating. so that's what we thought at first, until, you know, we saw and heard the patrol cars coming through. then after that, we saw swat coming, helicopters, drones and all that. >> police say it didn't take long to make a preliminary assessment of the scene. >> upon arrival, officers discovered an adult female victim suffering from extensive physical trauma. they also identified a male suspect, an adult male suspect who retreated into the residence and self barricaded. >> they said. the suspect eventually surrendered after 2.5 hours and was arrested. police say that adult female was not the only victim. >> the adult female victim suffered from physical trauma
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and was pronounced deceased on scene. but during the investigation, we did discover that he did brandish a firearm and shoot an additional adult male victim who was there at the incident, and he was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. >> investigators say they're still looking into the relationship between the suspect and the victims, but did confirm that they knew each other. >> we're still trying to go through the entire investigation to determine, you know, what occurred, in what order. and, that's again, part of the puzzle that we're trying to put together. we just know that was one lost life that we didn't need. >> this most recent homicide marks the city of san jose's 69th, that number trending higher than last year at this time when there were 11 in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news in the east bay, a man who was shot by a pittsburg police officer two years ago is now suing the department. >> ashton porter says he was experiencing a mental health crisis and his family called police for help. officers shot porter when he left his hotel
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room with a knife, but the lawsuit says it never had to happen. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story. >> a family's call for help ends in violence. >> they abandoned their training. they abandoned the trust that the community has placed in them and instead had employed escalation deadly force and essentially terrorized the man and his family. >> a bay area man is suing the pittsburg police department and several officers for allegedly violating his civil rights during an encounter in 2022. ashton porter had locked himself in a hampton inn hotel room during a mental health crisis. >> i was going through a really tough time. >> porter's family asked the police to check in on him, but it turned into a standoff when he refused to leave the room on tuesday, his attorney shared police body camera video that shows the incident. at first, a county crisis response worker spoke with porter. >> does it sounds like you don't feel safe right now? >> i don't when that didn't work, pittsburg police officer stepped in. we're going to make
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sure that you come out and everything's safe, and i can make you a lot more comfortable. >> but the longer you don't listen to me, the worse it's going to get for you. you understand? >> video shows officers using a battering ram to break down the hotel room door, then deploying pepper spray and tear gas to get porter to come out. when porter left the room holding a knife, he was shot multiple times. >> i called out for help. i explained to him that i really didn't understand what was going on at the time, and i just wanted time to get some sleep, try to clear my mind in whatever way i could. >> the contra costa district attorney's office, charged with several counts of assaulting an officer and one count of trespassing and refusing to leave, but they say the court diverted him to mental health treatment. >> a mentally, i've been going through therapy and so, yeah, it's just been a it's been a rough two years for all of us. >> we also reached out to the pittsburg police department, and we're waiting to hear back. ashton's family thought they
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were going to lose him. >> i felt like it was our fault that we called the police and we shouldn't have. i'm just grateful that he is here. i just wish that. who do we call on when the police is not doing the right thing? >> his family and attorney hopes this leads to a positive change with the police department in the east bay. ryan curry abc seven news. >> a series of bb gun shootings on the peninsula, and now deputies have arrested three young men they believe are responsible. the shootings happened sunday night all over san mateo. the sheriff's office says they happened an hour apart each time, with a person in a bmw shooting at people on the street. one of the victims was a pregnant woman who was in the car with her husband. officers found three men with the bmw, a few blocks away from the last shooting. they arrested a 19 year old and 220 year olds on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. >> the man convicted of assaulting the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi has been resentenced to 30 years in prison. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra was inside
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federal court as david depape read aloud his apology. she's live in the newsroom for us tonight. steph yes. >> david depape walked into federal court dressed in his orange sweat suit this morning, and i noticed he cracked a small smile as he sat down. now, unlike the last hearing, the 44 year old convict was given an opportunity today to speak before the court and apologize. three decades behind bars. that's the federal sentence for the man convicted of assaulting paul pelosi with a hammer and attempting to kidnap then house speaker nancy pelosi. with little emotion, david depape apologized tuesday, saying in part, quote, i'm sorry for what i did, especially what i did to paul pelosi. i should have just left the house when i realized nancy pelosi wasn't home, he added he regretted the, quote, stupid, immature call to the ktvu reporter and said it's been a long time since then, i've been able to reconnect with my family, and that's helped me move forward legally. anyone
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convicted of a crime is granted the right to speak on their own behalf at sentencing, but neither depapes defense nor federal prosecutors raised the issue during the may 17th hearing. the judge took the blame tuesday and apologized for not catching that. as for depapes apology, it did not impact his fate. the u.s. attorney's office made it clear earlier this month. 30 years sends a strong message. >> the court's sentence will ensure that the pope will not be able to use violence to pollute the political process, that political discourse must never transform into violence, the judge said. >> she took into account the 44 year old had no prior criminal history before this attack, but underscored the severity of his actions and why this sentence needs to set a precedence. sergio lopez, the acting assistant agent in charge of the fbi, added public servants and all citizens deserve to work and live without threats of violence or intimidation. >> the pops attack, fueled by misguided ideology, underscores
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the dangers posed by extremist beliefs. the fbi is committed to protecting all citizens and ensuring that our democracy remains strong. we stand by the pelosi family and all victims of violence, depape will get credit for time served, which is now 19 months and one day following his prison sentence, he will have five years of supervised release, which means if he violates any terms of the agreement, he would face more time. >> but the judge did make it clear today it's likely he will be deported after serving his time. umma as for the state criminal trial that begins tomorrow and steph, speaking of, there was a hearing in state court today ahead of tomorrow's trial. >> what happened there? >> so, umma, for a while now, the state public defense team has been trying to get the case dismissed in light of this federal conviction. and as we reported last week, prosecutors responded by adding some additional felony charges that carry a life sentence. then the defense filed what's called a vindictive prosecution motion. so ultimately, what all that
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means is the judge says they will not be ruling on any of this until he's witnessed the arguments and evidence from both sides. opening statements will begin tomorrow as scheduled. >> all right, steph, thank you so much. >> crime victims in san francisco will soon have access to more help. the city announced today the establishment of the office of victim and witness rights. it will provide support and assistance to victims and their families in the aftermath of a crime, during criminal prosecution and after a verdict is reached. the office will also connect crime victims to available resources citywide. it will be led by civil rights attorney ivy lee, who has worked in the mayor's office as a policy advisor on public safety and victims rights. >> this office will have one purpose, which is to try to make government work better for survivors and the people who serve them. >> we have so many organizations and people who do this work every single day, and now you
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have a city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> now, the creation of the office of victim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which voters approved in 2022. funding was then part of mayor breed's budget proposal last year. >> oakland fire investigators say they now know where a massive lumberyard fire started, but the cause is still unknown. news sky seven video today shows the aftermath of sunday's fire near high street in coliseum way took more than 75 firefighters to knock down those flames. crews used excavators to tear apart one of the buildings at economy lumber, so they could put out hot spots. the business will be closed for the rest of the week. >> there is a push underway in sacramento to protect firefighters from a health hazard found in their very uniform. san francisco assembly member matt haney was part of a news conference today announcing legislation that would ban so-called p-fas chemicals from
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being used in the making of fire retardant gear. the. they're commonly known as forever chemicals, are known to cause cancer, but they're still used in the making of some uniforms. >> it can no longer be in plastic packaging. it can. no. mcdonald's can no longer use it. it's out of menstrual products all over the country. there is a recognition all over the world that pfas should not be around humans because it can cause cancer. it is proven within the science, but shamefully, this chemical is still in the gear that our firefighters use. if the bill is approved, the ban would take effect in july of 2026. >> coming up, what's in a name? >> the conversation, sparked by an event canceled by alameda county district attorney pamela price, originally to announce her chinese name. community leaders weigh in when abc seven
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name in honor of aapi heritage month. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn looks at a practice that bay area politicians have done for years. >> on tuesday, alameda county district attorney pamela price was supposed to announce her chinese name. but we got this message from her office that the press conference was canceled. when we asked her office why the event was canceled, no reason was given. stuart chen is president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. >> i'm kind of disappointed that it didn't go through. i was hoping that she will have an opportunity to reach out to at least the asian american community in chinatown, to be able to publicly announce that she is now a name that we can identify her. either you're supporting her or not. at least you know who you're voting for. i think it is ridiculous. >> it's cultural appropriation
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and pandering at the highest level. >> charles huang, founder of national asian pacific islander prosecutors association, criticizes d.a. price. he says price has a rocky past with the asian community. these are words of no substance because her actions of actually protecting the aapi community have been seen. >> and on display based on her actions and striking all these enhancements and reducing charges to let violent criminals out. >> some critics believe that d.a. price is trying to win over the asian american community that's been involved in her recall. >> i understand that you're being recalled, but, you know, if you want to get closer to our community, talk to us, not, you know, doing all this political move across the bay area, candidates identifying with the chinese name has been a common practice for years. >> vice president kamala harris was one of the first to do it when she was running for d.a. of san francisco in 2003. more recently, san francisco mayoral candidate daniel lurie announced a change to his chinese name.
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doctor jennifer tran is a professor of ethnic studies at cal state east bay. she explains what's behind the move and says it has a lot to do with where the voters are at. tran says it's extremely important that leaders understand the diverse aapi community, and we really appreciate our elected officials making the effort to support and acknowledge our communities during aapi heritage month. >> but our communities really demand our elected officials to step up to really act in alignment with the needs of our communities. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. >> a tense and public fight over school funding appears to be settled. we've been following the issue over governor newsom's budget cuts. now the governor and the state's largest teachers union have agreed to a deal to avoid classroom cuts. and it comes after the california teachers association paid for a tv ad blasting the governor's budget plan. >> california classrooms face a
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monumental crisis. tens of billions of dollars in cuts to public education over the next three years. >> newsom had proposed cutting $12 billion from the state education budget over two years as the state struggles to close a deficit, the new deal, reached today, promises an extra five and a half dollars billion for schools in the future. >> coming up, roadwork is scheduled for a major thoroughfare in san francisco. we're going to tell you about the lane discover the ozempic® tri-zone.
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bay area streaming tv app. all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and download it. >> oakland's newest baseball team is getting ready for its inaugural home opener. exactly one week from today. but if you're thinking of trying to go and don't already have tickets, might be kind of tough. that's because today, the oakland ballers announced that the game is sold out. the home opener is scheduled for next tuesday at the team's new home at raymond park. the ballers say there is a chance additional tickets will become available if previously reserved. group packages are released. >> san jose's downtown is getting more vibrant by the minute. neighbors are working together to paint the city's biggest mural. this week. we first brought you this story yesterday as painting got started on the 12,000 square foot mural in san pedro square. the city hopes the changes will help speed up downtown recovery. >> creating this pedestrian mall, infusing this area with
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with more art. trying to create a community feel. here is one way that we are trying to support our small businesses and entrepreneurs. >> the city says san pedro square will be fully painted and ready for pedestrians again a week from today. >> that is such a fun idea. it is all right. we still have much more news ahead. >> let's get to abc7 news anchor dion lim for a look at the stories coming up at 530. dion yeah. >> hi there dan and ama, the san francisco unified school district is in the midst of a financial crisis, and new information is raising some serious questions about how money from past bond measures has been spent. and it all comes months before voters will decide on the city's costliest bond ever. also, the senior who is living by the belief that staying in shape is easier than getting in shape. his step by step approach to staying young at 88 years old. join us for those stories and much more on abc seven news. bay area streaming tv at 530. dan and ummah that guy is unbelievable.
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>> dionne, thanks so much. >> and you can download the abc seven app or just head to abc seven news.com so you can join dionne in two minutes. >> be sure to do that. and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for san diego. tell all of us we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we will see you again at six.
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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, the closing arguments right now in donald trump's criminal trial. next, the jury gets this case. also developing, the tornado watch right now and the new dangerous system sweeping through. and the major building explosion. debris raining down. the images coming in now. first tonight, jurors listening intently. donald trump looking at the jury. the defense lawyers and the prosecution directly addressing

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